Geography, asked by mandeepsingh24865, 11 months ago

differentiate between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats​

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Answered by karthikeyanmuthukuma
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Answer:

Western Ghats:

  • Runs parallel to the western coast and forms the western boundary of Deccan plateau.
  • Are higher, average height 900 to 1100 meters.
  • Are like a continuous wall, can be crossed through passes only.
  • It is the source of many large rivers.
  • Causes heavy rainfall on the western coastal plains.

Eastern Ghats:

  • Runs parallel to the eastern coast and forms the eastern boundary of Deccan plateau.
  • Lower than western ghats, average elevation is 600 meters.
  • Are discontinuous and irregular.
  • No big river originates from here.
  • Does not cause much rainfall.

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Answered by arpithaarnav
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Answer: western ghats

  • The Western Ghats mark the western .Edge of the Deccan Plateau and lie .Parallel to the Western Coast.  
  • They are higher in south and the height .Increases towards the south.
  • The Western Ghats are continuous and regular and can be crossed only through passes like the Thal, Bhor and the Pal  Ghats
  • They are comparatively high in elevation (average 900 to 1600 meters).
  • No major river cuts across the Western Ghats

eastern ghats

  • The Eastern Ghats mark the eastern  edge of the Deccan Plateau.
  • They stretch from the Mahanadi  Valley to the Nilgiri Hills in the south.
  • The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous  and irregular.
  • They are of relatively lower elevation (average 600 m).  
  • They are dissected by rivers draining  into the Bay of Bengal.
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